Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity is a very serious condition that is affecting children as well as adolescents worldwide. Childhood Obesity is troubling as this leads to many health problems in children. In fact, childhood obesity leads to issues such as depression and poor self –esteem. Obese children become obese adults. There are various causes for childhood obesity such as little or no exercise, excessive food intake, genetic or hormonal factors, parental and family stress, etc. Childhood Obesity should be handled at the earliest as it can lead to problems such as asthma, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, High cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep disorders, bone fractures, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease etc. Our expert doctors consider the growth and development history of your child, family’s weight for height history and accordingly offer a plan of treatment.